Inlay

[Lane Pryce]

I would like to add inlay to my upcoming project. At what point in the asembly process is it done? Many Thanks --- Lp

[grandmainger]

Have a look here (http://www.buddyscustoms.com/dudenbostel/page10.html) to see when Lynn Dudenbostel added the inlay to Chris Thile's mandolin.

HTH

Germain

[Jim Hilburn]

I like to do my peghead inlay before the binding goes on. I usually level the epoxy on a power sander, and there's a chance of damaging the binding doing it this way.

[fidlmaker]

Another option is to do the inlay work before the peghead is profiled. This gives you a nice big rectangular "field" upon which to rest your router base. I'm with Jim on saving the binding 'til later.

[Luthier Vandross]

On a mandolin, it's the last step, before final sanding... the headstock overlay stuff.

M